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Bohuslav Martinu: Early Orchestral Works - Nocturne; Village Feast; Little Dance Suite; Movement for Orchestra, H90 et al.

1 CD / Toccata / 2013-04-30

Works: Bohuslav Martinu: Prelude in the Form of a Scherzo, for orchestra (after Prelude for piano, H. 181/2), H. 181a; Composition for large orchestra, H. 90 (incomplete); Posvícení (Church Festiv...
Performers: Haufa, Jakub; Krzyzanowski, Andrzej; Paciorkiewicz, Artur
Conductors: Hobson, Ian [Piano]
Ensemble: ; Sinfonia Varsovia

Martinu's mature orchestral works are now a mainstay in classical repertoire. But, the orchestral music he wrote between his late teens and early thirties is...continue...
Recording information: Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Polish Radio, Warsaw (12/19/2012-12/21/2012)....continue...

Jean Françaix: Music for String Orchestra / Kerry Stratton

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-11-13

Works: Jean Françaix: Symphony d'Archets for orchestra; Ode sur "La Naissance de Vénus" de Botticelli, for orchestra; Die Kamelien (The Camellias), pantomime in 6 scenes for orchestra
Conductors: Stratton, Kerry
Ensemble: ; Sir Georg Solti Chamber Orchestra, Budapest

Françaix (1912 - 97) has long enjoyed a reputation as one of the happier composers. His Gallic charm and breezy good humor eclipse the superb...continue...
Recording information: Studio 22, Hungarian Radio, Budapest, Hungary (07/06/2011-07/08/2011)....continue...

Vissarion Shebalin: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1 - Suites for orchestra nos 1 & 2 / Dmitry Vasiliev

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-11-13

Works: Vissarion Shebalin: Orchestral Suite no 1, Op. 18; Orchestral Suite no 2, Op. 22
Conductors: Vasiliev, Dmitri
Ensemble: ; Siberian Symphony Orchestra

Like his close friend and colleague Shostakovich, Shebalin (1902 - 63) knew a life of both celebrity and hardship. He was condemned in the infamous...continue...
Recording information: Omsk Philharmonic Hall (04/02/2012/06/03/2012)....continue...

Ernst Krenek: Music for Chamber Orchestra / Agata Zubel, soprano; Mathias Hausmann, baritone

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: Ernst Krenek: Von Vorn Herein, for orchestra, Op. 219; Die Nachtigall, Op 68; Im Tal der Zeit, for orchestra, Op. 232; Static and Ecstatic, for orchestra, Op. 214; The Dissembler, for voice & orchest...
Performers: Hausmann, Mathias; Zubel, Agata
Conductors: Kovacic, Ernst
Ensemble: ; Leopoldinum Orchestra

5 works for chamber orchestra by Krenek were written between 1931 and 1979 - both before and long after Krenek abandoned Hitler's Austria for California....continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of Radio Wroclaw, Poland....continue...

The Unknown Enescu, Vol. 1: Music for Violin / Sherban Lupu, violin; Enescu Ensemble

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-10-30

Works: George Enescu: Aubade, for violin, viola & cello in C major; Pastorale, Menuet Triste et Nocturne, for violin & piano, 4 hands; Sarabande, for violin; Sérénade lointaine, for violin, cello ...
Performers: Cazacu, Marin; Dumitrescu, Ilinca; Golescu, Samir; Hobson, Ian [Piano]; Kouzov, Dmitry; Lupu, Sherban; Rostad, Masumi Per
Conductors: ; Lupu, Sherban
Ensemble: ; Enescu Ensemble; Enescu Ensemble of the University of Illinois

Enescu is one of the great composers, although the world has yet to realise the extent of his achievement. His small published uvre of 33...continue...
Recording information: The "Mihail Jora" Concert Hall, Radio Broadcasting Hous (04/10/2011-04/11/2011); The Kranert Center for the Performing Arts, University (04/10/2011-04/11/2011); The "Mihail Jora...continue...

Joaquin Nin-Culmell: Symphonie Des Mysteres, for Organ & Gregorian Chant / Richard Robertson

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-01-10

Works: Joaquín Nin-Culmell: Symphonie des Mystères, for organ
Performers: Robertson, Richard [Organ]
Conductors: Krueger, Timothy J.

Joaquin Nin-Culmell (1908 - 2004) was a student of Dukas and Falla and his early music reflects his Spanish background.

Born in Cuba to a dysfunctional...continue...
Recording information: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Denver, Colorad (10/12/1997)....continue...

Brian: Orchestral Music, Vol. 2: Music From The Operas

1 CD / Toccata / 2012-01-10

Works: Havergal Brian: Symphonic Variations on "Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?", for orchestra; Pieces (3) from "Turandot", for orchestra (after Puccini); Night Ride of Faust and Mephistopheles, for orchestra...
Conductors: Walker, Garry
Ensemble: ; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

The long-neglected British composer Havergal Brian (1876 - 1972) is gradually coming in from the cold, with recordings on Naxos, Dutton, Testament and now Toccata...continue...
Recording information: City Halls, Glasgow (06/25/2009/06/26/2009)....continue...

Vissarion Shebalin: The Complete A Cappella Choral Cycles

1 CD / Toccata / 2011-10-11

Works: Vissarion Shebalin: Pieces (5) for chorus, Op. 42; Pieces (3) for chorus, Op. 47; Pieces (3) for chorus, Op. 44; Pieces (6) for chorus, Op. 45; Pieces (4) for chorus, Op. 50; Pieces (3) for chorus, O...
Conductors: Khondzinsky, Nikolay

Siberian-born Vissarion Shebalin (1902 - 1963) is best known for his instrumental music, which includes five symphonies and nine string quartets. Some of these have...continue...
Recording information: Studio One of Russian Radio House, Moscow, Russia (2008-04-03&2008-04-16&2008-)....continue...

Vuori: Symphonies no 1 and 2 / Pirilä, Hyvinkää Orchestra

1 CD / Toccata / 2008-08-12

Works: Hari Vuori: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2
Conductors: Pirilä, Tuomas

Harri Vuori is one of the leading voices among contemporary Finnish composers. This is the first recording of two symphonies hot off the presses: No....continue...

Balakirev: Grand Fantasia, 30 Songs / Krimets, Banowetz

1 CD / Toccata / 2007-05-08

Works: Mily Balakirev: Grand Fantaisie on Russian Folksongs, for piano & orchestra, Op. 4; Russian Folksongs (30), song transcriptions for piano 4 hands; Anonymous, Russian: Dormition of the Mother of God (...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Chan, Alton; Kalugina, Olga; Kolgatin, Pavel; Nikolayeva, Svetlana
Conductors: Krimets, Konstantin

Mily Balakirev (1837-1910)-the leader of the group of Russian composers known as "the Mighty Handful"-was influenced by folksong from the start of his career. His...continue...

Bacevicius: Poème Electrique, Piano Concerto, etc / Lukocius

1 CD / Toccata / 2007-05-08

Works: Vytautas Bacevicius: Poème électrique, for orchestra, Op. 16; Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 12 ("Sur les thèmes lituaniens"); Symphony no 2, Op. 32 ("della Guerra"); Symphony no 6, Op. ...
Performers: Puodziukas, Aidas
Conductors: Lukocius, Vytautas; Staskus, Martynas

"For those interested in the byways of twentieth century who enjoy music that challenges, but never bores, Toccata Classics' Bacevicius: Orchestral Music should be first...continue...

Mägi: Orchestral Music / Volmer, Kütson, Estonian National

1 CD / Toccata / 2007-04-10

Works: Ester Mägi: Vesper, version for string orchestra; Piano Concerto; Bukoolika (Bucolica), for orchestra; Variations for piano, clarinet and chamber orchestra; Symphony
Performers: Kuuseoks, Ada; Nikalai, Mati; Pajusaar, Tarmo
Conductors: Volmer, Arvo; Kütson, Mihkel

From her emergence in the 1950s onwards, Ester Mägi, born in Tallinn in 1922, has quietly built up a body of works that can be...continue...

Taneyev: Piano Concerto, Piano Music / Sanderling, Ashkenazy

1 CD / Toccata / 2006-11-14

Works: Sergei Taneyev: Concerto for Piano in E flat major; Prelude in F major; Lullaby (Kolïlbel'naya), for piano in B flat major; Theme and Variations in C major; Allegro, for piano in E flat major; A...
Performers: Banowetz, Joseph; Wodnicki, Adam
Conductors: Sanderling, Thomas

The piano music of Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915) is one of the hidden secrets of Russian music. Student and friend of Tchaikovsky, Taneyev was called "a...continue...
Includes improvisations (4), for piano (collaborative work by various composers....continue...